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Associated Kosher Butchers of Philadelphia Records
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The Associated Kosher Butchers of Philadelphia was a member organization of retail purveyors of kosher meat and poultry under the supervision of Vaad Hakashrus and the Rabbinate of Philadelphia.
The collection consists of annual banquet programs, advertisements for kosher butcher shops, broadsides and fliers, correspondence, dues books, financial reports and statements, meeting announcements, and other records. Records are sparse and sporadic in terms of coverage but do provide some insight into the association's interactions with the Vaad Hakashrus and the Rabbinate of Philadelphia, led for many years by Rabbi Bernard L. Levinthal as well as the local Shochtim Union. Much of the incoming and outgoing correspondence is addressed to or from Albert Balno who served as secretary of the association. Records in Hebrew and Yiddish can be found throughout the collection.
Donated by Associated Kosher Butchers of Philadelphia in 1975, 1977, and 1990. Collection previously administered by the Philadelphia Jewish Archives Center, acquired by Temple in June 2009.
Initial processing for a portion of the collection conducted by Philadelphia Jewish Archives Center staff in 1976-1977. Collection reprocessed and finding aid revised according to contemporary archival standards to include materials not previously described in January 2021 by Jessica M. Lydon, Associate Archivist.
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- Temple University Libraries: Special Collections Research Center
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- Machine-readable finding aid created by: Rajkumar Natarajan, Sky Global Services India (P) Ltd.
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- November 2023
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